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Virtual Reality Memory Palaces

Virtual Reality Memory Palaces

The ancient mnemonic “Method of Loci” has been in use for thousands of years. From memory competitors to students, the method helps to memorise items by combining visual and spatial cues. Many have perhaps heard of the technique through popular TV shows such as Sherlock…
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Virtual Reality & Sensory Deprivation

Virtual Reality & Sensory Deprivation

In this piece, we discuss how we can use a floatation tank to increase our immersion and presence  in Virtual Reality. If we look to our glossary, we see Presence within Virtual Reality (VR) defined as the degree to which the subject feels present in the…
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Camera Obscura and the World of Illusions

Camera Obscura and the World of Illusions

A few years ago I visited the beautiful scottish city of Edinburgh. Apart from the old pubs, the whisky and its mighty castles, the city also have attractions for those interested in the art of illusion.  In a castle on one of the heights of…
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